The Knights of St. Harfeld

51- Fenris' Death

Napalingon si Kilmar kina Fenris at Maryan pero mukhang nahihirapan ang mga ito. They put up another shield but it was not stable.

Napatingin siya kay Elliot nang bigla na lamang itong tumakbo palapit kina Fenris.

"Elliot!" sigaw ni Kilmar.

Ano'ng gagawin nito? Magiging pabigat pa ito sa magkapatid pero laking gulat n'ya nang biglang nag-cast ng spell ang lalaki at tumama iyun sa mga witches na agad tumilapon. Tanging ang Grand Knight lang ang natira dahil hindi na muling bumangon ang witches.

"What the hell just happened?" gulantang na sambit ni Kilmar. "Elliot is a witch too?"

Ang dami talaga niyang na-miss na mga pangyayari.

At natalo ng lalaki ang mga witches na kanina pa nilalabanan nina Maryan at Fenris. Mukhang hindi inaasahan ng mga ito ang atake mula kay Elliot. It was a surprise and a fatal attack.

Pinalibutan na nina Fenris, Maryan at Elliot ang Grand Knight na mukhang hindi man lang apektado na nasaktan ang mga anak na witches. O baka nga patay na ang mga ito.

The three young witches cast different kinds of spells simultaneously but the Grand Knight put up his own shield and it looked strong. He didn't even look like he was trying.

Naningkit ang mga mata ni Kilmar. Bakit parang walang nangyayari sa shield ng Grand Knight kahit sabay-sabay ang atake ng tatlo?

Ina-absorb ba nito ang energy at kapangyarihan ng mga spells?

"Ugh!" napalingon naman siya ngayon kina Linus. Nasa dibdib pa rin ng bampira ang mga kamay ni Beau na umiilaw ng kulay asul.

He was transferring the power he absorbed awhile ago to Linus. Maybe he really didn't want to serve the Grand Knight.

"Ahhh!!!" muling napalingon si Kilmar kay Elliot na ginagawa ang lahat para magiba ang shied ng kalaban. Isa pa 'to. Kilmar didn't expect Elliot to be an ally. Masyado itong bully dati at nananakit talaga physically. Pero tinalikuran nito ang Grand Knight at ang Order. He chose the right side.

But what they were doing was not effective. They were not even close to destroying the shield.

How Kilmar wished that he could do something to help his friends, to save his country.

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"Argh!" Fenris tried to push the Grand Knight's shield back but it just kept growing. It was shaped like a dome, protecting the man inside.

"Fen, his shield is absorbing our spells and transforms them into energy. We can't break it!" malakas na sigaw ni Maryan na katulad n'ya ay pilit ding tinutulak ang shield. "Kapag nagpatuloy 'to, it could explode, killing us all except the Grand Knight."

Fenris realized that they were just making the shield stronger. They were giving the Grand Knight an ultimate weapon to destroy them.

"We have to stop," sigaw niya.

"And then what?" sigaw naman ni Elliot na nasa kabilang bahagi ng dome.

And then what? Hindi alam ni Fenris. Hindi pwedeng maghintay na lang sila na lumabas ng dome ang Grand Knight. Kailangan nilang magiba ang shield nito and then defeat him. Even with the energy she and Maryan absorbed from the castle, hindi pa rin sapat 'yun para talunin ang lalaki. The energy they were using was his after all.

"Hindi n'yo ako matatalo," boses iyun ng Grand Knight mula sa loob ng dome. "I am the oldest witch in this continent. I've had years and years of learning and casting spells experience. All your attacks have no effect on me. Nagsasayang lang kayo ng lakas. Surrender or I'll have all of you destroyed in one explosion."